Online customers share top holiday destinations

New York — If you’re headed to Orlando, Chicago, Denver, Fort Lauderdale or Tampa this Christmas, you’ve picked one of the most popular holiday destinations in the country.

Those were the top five places for Christmas bookings among users of Orbitz online travel. Orbitz customers traveling abroad tapped San Juan, London, Cancun, Paris and Mexico City as favorite Christmas destinations.

As for New Year’s, New York and Las Vegas made the list of the top five domestic hot spots, according to Orbitz statistics, along with Orlando, Denver and Fort Lauderdale.

Dedication events set for WWII memorial

Washington — The dedication of the World War II Memorial over Memorial Day weekend in Washington, D.C., will kick off a summer of events honoring the men and women who served in the war.

There will be dozens of events, exhibits, performances and tours with a World War II theme, from the end of May through Labor Day. Official events include the May 29 dedication for the monument, a four-day National World War II Reunion on the National Mall, and an entertainment salute to the veterans.

For more information, call the Washington, D.C., Convention and Tourism Corp., (202) 789-7000 or visit www.washington.org.

Skiers rate top resorts

New York — Looking for the best skiing in North America? According to the readers of Conde Nast Traveler, it’s in Alta, Utah.

The “ski terrain” in Alta received the highest ratings in the magazine’s annual poll on the 50 best ski resorts on the continent, with readers singling out the Alta Rustler’s Lodge and the Alta Lodge for kudos in that category.

The next-highest ratings for excellent “ski terrain” went to Vail, Colo., with magazine readers listing four resorts in Vail: Vail Cascade Resort & Spa, the Lodge & Spa at Cordillera, the Lodge at Vail and the Vail Marriott Mountain Resort. Other surveys often mention Vail as offering the best skiing in the country.

The survey is printed in the magazine’s December issue.